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In addition to her visual work, Andrea Carlson has published numerous essays, statements, 
and interviews about the histories and themes that inform her practice. 
Kemper Museum has curated a selection of these writings as supplementary reading materials for the exhibition.

Andrea Carlson: Shimmer on Horizons

In addition to her visual work, Andrea Carlson has published numerous essays, statements, 
and interviews about the histories and themes that inform her practice. Kemper Museum has curated a selection of these writings as supplementary reading materials for the exhibition.

Click on the title of each piece to direct you to an external site featuring each publication.

The Long Knives (2020) 
written by Andrea Carlson
published in A Questionnaire on Decolonization. MIT Press; October (2020) (174): 3–125.

The Earth is Our Mothership (2020) 
written by Andrea Carlson 
published in the catalog accompanying the exhibition Indigenous Futurisms: Transcending Past/Present/Future. Curated by Suzanne Fricke, Chelsea Herr (Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma), and Manuela Well-Off-Man, February 13, 2020–January 3, 2021, Institute of American Indian Arts Museum of Contemporary Native Arts, Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Mashkiig. An Anishinaabe (post) Apocalypse (2020)
written by Andrea Carlson + Rozalina Borcilă | published alongside Swamp-Wetland-Bank

Where are the Native Artists at the MCA? (2020)
written by Andrea Carlson | published by Sixty Inches from Center


Sitting Bull’s Log Cabin and Settler Commons in Chicago (2020)
written by Andrea Carlson + Rozalinda Borcilă | published through e-flux: Architecture

The Mississippi River is the Opposite of the Anthropocene (2020)
written by Andrea Carlson | published through Anthropocene Curriculum

A Mothership Connection: Past Futures of Resurrection and Absence (2018)
written by Andrea Carlson | published by MPLSART.com

On the Uncompromising Hand: Remembering Spirit Island (2018)
written by Andrea Carlson 
published in Open Rivers: Rethinking Water, Place, and Community, Issue Nine: Winter 2018.

Let’s Talk About the “Universal” (White, Male) Artist (2016)
written by Andrea Carlson | published by Mn Artists (Walker Art Center)



Andrea Carlson's statements on specific works 

A note on 'Anti-Retro'
written by Andrea Carlson | posted to the artist’s website in 2019

A note on 'Exit'
written by Andrea Carlson | posted to the artist’s website in 2019

A statement on the 'VORE' works
written by Andrea Carlson | posted to the artist’s website in 2017

A note on 'Sunshine on a Cannibal'
written by Andrea Carlson | posted to the artist’s website in 2017

Artist Andrea Carlson on the unspoken history, unseen stories, and awkward moments 
behind her Mia project “Let: an act of reverse incorporation” (2016)
written by Tim Gihring, featuring an interview with Andrea Carlson 
published by the Minneapolis Institute of Art

"Don't Look to My Work for Reconciliation": A Conversation with Andrea Carlson (2021)
written by JeeYeun Lee, featuring an interview with Andrea Carlson
Published by Monument Lab

Further Reading Resources:
Andrea Carlson

Meet artist Andrea Carlson at Kemper Museum.

Andrea Carlson: Shimmer on Horizons | Artist Talk & Opening Celebration

Discover connections between artist Andrea Carlson’s time-based work and local Indigenous land stewardship, wetlands rematriation, preservation, and challenges posed by carbon banking.

Regional Spotlight: Indigenous Stewardship of the Haskell Wetlands 

Sing songs, read books, explore art, and make your own art with a Kemper Museum educator and Kansas City librarian.

Totally Tots featuring "Stories in Spotlight"

Join Chief Curator Jessica S. Hong for a casual gallery talk focused on Andrea Carlson: Shimmer on Horizons, and stay for lunch at the museum's new restaurant, Oil on Linen.

Curator's Gallery Spotlight

Experience the Kemper Museum’s collections through the unique perspectives of Kansas City contemporary artists.